Drive-Thru Metal: Mac Sabbath w/ The Angry Samoans.
Mac Sabbath, The Angry Samoans and Flummox at The Loving Touch in Ferndale, Michigan 05/08/2025.
P-Funk Rock Bowling
Dick Slaughter gives us a preview: Bootsy Collins will put the funk in Punk Rock Bowling with a kickoff party at the Fremont Country Club, featuring special guest Angelo Moore of Fishbone. Also on the bill are Micki Free—Prince’s former guitarist—The Less Warren of the Clut, and Evil E, teaming up as Evil Cult for a DJ battle drum mashup.
N8NOFACE All Over the Place.
Dick Slaughter sits down with N8NOFACE to talk about his upcoming appearance at the Cruel World Festival at the Rose Bowl, how to stop being a dope fiend, and of course, the Punk Rock Fight Club.
Bad Nerves with Norcos Y Horchata and Spiritual Cramp at The Loving Touch.
Bad Nerves with Norcos Y Horchata and Spiritual Cramp at The Loving Touch.
Youth Brigade in LA With Pistol Grip, Knuckleheadz, and Bad Ass
Dick Slaughter says, Haul yourself to the Teregram Ballroom on May 18. Youth Brigade is making a rare L.A. appearance, with Pistol Grip, Knuckleheadz Band, and Bad Ass. Don’t miss it.
From Singapore to Orange County, Wormrot Are Masters of Grind
Singapore’s Wormrot played at the Locker Room in Garden Grove, California. Words and photos by Goody James.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Seven.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Seven. The Strikeouts, Rumkicks, Slaughterhouse, Suicidal Tendencies, Bridge The Gap, Scowl, Tower of One, Spikepit, Primal Brain, Speedway and more.
93 Degrees of Punk in the Park
Paul Rotzler spends the day sunning himself at Punk in the Park, Arizona — featuring Bad Religion, Face to Face, Pennywise, The Adolescents, Manic Hispanic, Catbite, and so much more.
Fishbone Says It’s “Last Call in America”
Fishbone teams up with Funkadelic’s George Clinton on their new album. Our John Greenwood gives us the scoop on the record and their upcoming tour.
The Mummies Chose PBR OVER PRB
Dick Slaughter gives us a Punk Rock Bowling Band Spotlight of a band that’s not even playing—The Mummies. Find out how Trent screwed up their chance at a gig at this year’s festival.
GRIT, HEART AND BANJO DRIVEN CHAOS
Phill Thorns takes in Headsticks, Nick Parker, and Shanghai Treason in Sheffield, UK—a night that quickly turned into full-blown BANJO-DRIVEN CHAOS.
The Gang’s All Here for one Final Goodbye
Gang of Four are saying a “Long Goodbye” with a North American tour spanning 25 cities. I was lucky enough to catch them in a smaller club in North Carolina, the iconic Cat’s Cradle.
Subhumans Rock Garden Amp: The Best Outdoor Music Venue In Orange County
Goody James and Dick Slaughter caught the Subhumans at Orange County’s only independent open-air venue, Garden Amp.
Coachella 2025: AS GOOD AS IT’S ALWAYS BEEN
Remember when Coachella was just for hipsters? And how nowadays only influencers go just to be seen? Or that every year the lineup is worse than the year before—and definitely not ever as good as it was in the decades before?
Let me ask: Does Beethoven suck? Are the Circle Jerks jack-offs? At what other festival can you even listen to Beethoven performed by a world class symphony orchestra and mosh in a Circle Jerks pit in the same weekend?
This is the magic of Coachella.
Punk Rock Bowling Turns 25 and We’re Still Alive
Dick Slaughter runs through the updated Punk Rock Bowling main fest lineup — last-minute changes and all — and takes a few shots at Vegas resort fees while he's at it.
Hardcore: En Love, Suffer No Fools, King’s Command (and Strange Magic).
Hardcore: En Love, Suffer No Fools, King’s Command, Strange Magic.
The Venomous Pinks/ The Anti-Queens “FLock Around And Find Out” Tour.
The Venomous Pinks, The Anti-Queens, Seahag at Small’s Bar, “Flock Around and Find Out” tour 2025.
Hamburg’s Harry’s Harbor Bazaar, the Costco of Oddities.
YS Kim steps into the bizarre world of Harry’s Harbour Bazaar, the legendary oddities museum in Hamburg, Germany, immortalized in Tom Waits’ The Black Rider. Home to shrunken heads, taxidermy, and exotic artifacts, this hidden gem offers a surreal experience like no other.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Six.
Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Six. The Dwarves, Dutch Nuggets, Ming City Rockers, Undisassembled, Necron 9, The Ravagers, Bombardament, Faster Forward and more.
New Junk City takes on Southern Virginia
Hampton Roads put on a show with 4 local bands (well technically two were from RVA) and Atlanta natives New Junk City on the bill.